UOMO NERONinna nanna, ninna oh,questo bimbo a chi lo do?Lo darò alla Befana che lo tiene una settimana.Lo darò all'Uomo Nero che lo tiene un anno intero.Lo darò all'Uomo Bianco che lo tiene finché è stanco.Lo darò al Saggio Folletto che lo renda Uomo perfetto!Lullaby, lullaby oh,Who do I give this baby to?I'll give it to the Befana who keeps it for a week.I'll give it to the Black Man who keeps it for a whole year.I'll give it to the White Man who holds it until he's tired.I will give it to the Wise Elf to make him a perfect Man!The Uomo Nero (Black Man) is a demon or a spirit, he has the appearance of a man or a ghost but black, in some regions, such as the Aosta Valley, he has no legs and from the waist down it fades into a tip. However, it also manifests itself in other forms based on how he wants to capture his victim. Until the twentieth century the figure of him was mentioned to children who did not want to sleep in the evening; in fact, they were threatened to call the black man if they didn't close their eyes and fall asleep as their relatives wanted. Like most dark creatures, linked to darkness, the black man fears the light to which he is vulnerable and cannot access the places where it reigns, children often have the habit of keeping a light on in the room when they are asleep. to keep it away until daylight comes.The black man, often identified with the figure of the Babau, is a legendary creature, an amorphous, evil and dark being present in the tradition of various countries. In Russia he is known as Buka, in Hungary he is known as Mumus or Bubus, in the German area as Butzemann, in the United States of America he is known as Boogeyman. In Spanish-speaking countries this figure is known as El Coco. In French-speaking countries he is instead known as a croquemitaine.
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